STRIPES (Gary Warner) - Magnets vs. steam drives debate over future carrier catapults | Stars and Stripes
In the long run, EMALS proponents say it saves wear on both aircraft and the catapult system itself.
NYTIMES (Yan Zhuang) - A Chinese Robot Beat Usain Bolt’s 100-Meter Record. Should We Be Impressed?
China’s humanoid robots are achieving superhuman feats of athleticism. But how that translates into the real world is still an open question, experts said.
YOUTUBE (Fox News) - WATCH: Chinese humanoid robot runs 100m FASTER than Usain Bolt’s world-record time #shorts #foxnews
A Chinese humanoid robot completed 100 meters in less than Usain Bolt’s 9.58-second world-record time, offering a striking glimpse at how quickly humanoid robotics are advancing. #fox #foxnews #media #breakingnews #us #usa #new #news #breaking #china #robot #robotics #humanoidrobot #technology #tech #ai #artificialintelligence #innovation #usainbolt #bolt #worldrecord #running #automation Don’t just watch Fox News—be part of it. Become a Fox News Patriot today. https://youtube.com/foxnews/join
AMERICANALMANAC (Jonah Adams) - Chinese robot outruns Usain Bolt's 100-meter record at Beijing's humanoid games
A Beijing-based robotics firm claims its humanoid machine sprinted 100 meters in 9.39 seconds at China's World Humanoid Robot Games, shattering Usain Bolt's record while Washington moves to ban Chinese robot imports on national security grounds. The robot, built by a company called X-Humanoid, crossed the finish line on Saturday, August 22, 2026, at the […] The post Chinese robot outruns Usain Bolt's 100-meter record at Beijing's humanoid games appeared first on American Almanac .
A Beijing-based robotics firm claims its humanoid machine sprinted 100 meters in 9.39 seconds at China's World Humanoid Robot Games, shattering Usain Bolt's record while Washington moves to ban Chinese robot imports on national security grounds. The robot, built by a company called X-Humanoid, crossed the finish line on Saturday, August 22, 2026, at the opening day of the games in Beijing. Bolt's record of 9.58 seconds, set in 2009, had stood for 17 years. A second X-Humanoid machine cleared 2.88 meters in the standing high jump at the same event, topping Cuban athlete Javier Sotomayor's 1993 mark of 2.45 meters by more than a foot. Organizers said more than 2,000 humanoid robots are competing in the games, now in their second year. The…Open
YOUTUBE (CNN) - Robot beats Usain Bolt record, then hits a wall
A humanoid robot beat Usain Bolt's 100-meter race record at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing on Saturday. CNN’s Mike Valerio reports from the games as robots go head-to-head in different sports across five days. #CNN #News
YOUTUBE (Newsmax) - America’s Math Crisis: Why Top Universities Are Being Forced to Lower the Bar | Greta Wire
How can students admitted to elite universities be years behind in math? UC Berkeley mathematics professor Zvezdelina Stankova joins Greta Van Susteren to discuss concerns about student preparedness, academic standards, STEM education, and what happens when incoming college students lack key mathematical foundations. Stankova explains why she helped author a widely discussed faculty letter raising concerns about math readiness, grade inflation, learning loss, admissions policies, and the growing role of AI in education. She also discusses the debate surrounding SAT scores and whether universities are being pressured to lower standards rather than address preparedness gaps. The discussion raises broader questions about America's…
AMERICANALMANAC (Alan Benson) - China's 'Superman' robot claims to outrun Usain Bolt — but nobody has verified it
A Chinese robotics company says its new humanoid prototype hit 28.3 mph on a test track, a speed that would top Usain Bolt's world record, though the claim remains unverified and the firm's robots have already injured people. Hangzhou-based Unitree posted video to X showing a bipedal machine it calls "Superman" sprinting along a track […] The post China's 'Superman' robot claims to outrun Usain Bolt — but nobody has verified it appeared first on American Almanac .
A Chinese robotics company says its new humanoid prototype hit 28.3 mph on a test track, a speed that would top Usain Bolt's world record, though the claim remains unverified and the firm's robots have already injured people. Hangzhou-based Unitree posted video to X showing a bipedal machine it calls "Superman" sprinting along a track at what the company says was 12.66 metres per second. If accurate, that figure edges past the 12.42 m/s mark Bolt set at the 2009 World Athletics Championship, a record no human has touched since. The robot also jumped roughly two metres straight up from a standing position, clearing the 1.7-metre standing vertical record held by American Christopher Spell since 2021. Unitree packaged the demonstration as a…Open
AF (Airman Olivia Perkins) - Maintainer designs new wash cart to save Air Force time, money
A 1SOW flightline expediter designed and built upgraded aircraft wash carts to streamline aircraft engine maintenance at Hurlburt Field.
NYTIMES (Kenneth Chang) - How NASA Engineers Are Keeping the Voyagers Alive
A reworking of the spacecraft’s power systems could extend the nearly 50-year-old Voyagers’ exploration of interstellar space into the early 2030s.
NYTIMES (Christopher Cox) - The Blackout That Could Devastate America
The power grid relies on thousands of aging, hand-built transformers. If enough fail, the blackout could last years.